Help to shape a city for the future
PEOPLE in Inverness are being urged to get outside in a bid to help shape the way the city uses its outdoor spaces.
A new grassroots campaign wants to see 6123 people – 10 per cent of the city’s population – using the streets, parks, pavements, paths and other outdoor areas of Inverness on foot, scooter, bike or skateboard for at least 20 minutes on Thursday.
The aim of the Own Your Street Inverness campaign is to see the Highland capital lead the way in making streets and outdoor spaces safe, friendly and enjoyable for people of all ages, incomes and abilities.
Dr Katie Walter, a GP at the city’s Cairn Medical Practice and one of the people behind the project, said: "We believe that it’s by showing, as a community, how we use our common space or how we would like to use it that we can help shape Inverness into a city fit for the future."
Some suggestions for the day include cycling to school or work, going for a walk round the block, mountain biking on the trails around the city, or getting together with colleagues to go for a lunchtime stroll.
Dr Walter added: "It doesn’t matter what you do, as long as it is using the streets or outdoor spaces in or around Inverness. If you say or nod hello to one other person along the way, job done!
"And if you have to drive that day, you can show your support for making our streets a better place by sticking to 20mph."
There will be an organised walk leaving Cairn Medical Practice at 6pm and bike ride from the same location at 7.15pm.
People can pledge to join in on the event’s Facebook and are being asked to share what they are doing on social media using the hashtag #ownyourstreetinverness
For more: www.ownyourstreetinverness.org
